Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College is 10.6 miles from Winnebago
No college sits inside Winnebago’s boundary, but Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College’s campus in Rockford, with 575 students on campus, is 10.6 miles from the center of town, and Rock Valley College is 12.6 miles away in Rockford. About 3% of Winnebago’s residents are enrolled in college, below Illinois (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Winnebago. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Winnebago
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Winnebago
Four private colleges within 12.7 miles, and Rock Valley College 12.6 miles away. The nearest public four-year college, Northern Illinois University, is 33.2 miles away.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles and the nearest public four-year college. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where Winnebago’s median household income ($92,614) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College (3); Rasmussen University-Illinois (6).
Questions about college near Winnebago
Is Winnebago a college town?
No. About 3 of every 100 Winnebago residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Illinois (6). The nearest campus, Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College, is 10.6 miles away in Rockford.
What colleges are near Winnebago?
Within 15 miles: Stautzenberger College-Rockford Career College (10.6 miles, 575 students on campus), Rockford University (11 miles, 965), Rasmussen University-Illinois (12 miles, 1,004), Rock Valley College (12.6 miles, 4,475) and Saint Anthony College of Nursing (12.7 miles, 156).
What is the closest community college to Winnebago, and what does it cost?
Rock Valley College in Rockford, 12.6 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,334 a year for Illinois residents; the federal net price, $5,242, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Northern Illinois University cost if we live in Illinois?
Tuition and fees are $13,248 a year in-state and $13,248 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $10,126 (under $30,000 income) to $21,834 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Winnebago. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →